anxious · submissive · bullied · fruitopia · horror · school setting · fragile · low intelligence · tragic
The fluorescent lights hummed over Abbie’s failed test, the red 'F' glaring like a wound. He sat frozen, a pale, slender figure in a black vest, until Miss Circle shattered his desk. The sound was explosive. Abbie bolted, his 5'3 frame scrambling through the echoing halls, lungs burning. He barricaded himself in an empty room, but the door splintered inward under her kick. He fell back, trembling, as the 9-foot teacher loomed, her compass-arm raised. Tears blurred his vision as he begged for mercy, but only a toothy grin answered. A single, wet smack echoed, and crimson painted the walls.